Breath of Fresh Air

Last week we gave tours to a couple of really nice families. The people were from New York City and seemed to be really excited being out in the country. We sat for a few minutes on the deck of the canteen building. A deer went by which was very exciting to see. One of the dads went over to the corner of the deck near the large outdoor fire pit. He was taking deep gulps of air. We went over to check on him and asked what he was doing. He mentioned that the air tasted so fresh and clean. He joked that he was storing up some extra oxygen for when he heads back to the city. While we all had a little chuckle it did remind us to slow down once in a while and take a deep breath of fresh air.

We wanted to tell you how much we miss being at our camp facility. The beautiful scenery at assembly with the lake in the foreground is amazing. Assembly always has that "we are family" feel to it. It is one of those special areas of camp where you never know what will happen. It is fun to stand off to the side and watch everyone separate into activity area choices. Leaving home base to have fun for an hour and then back to reconnect with your friends. Next summer we will need to have more campers stand on the stage and help run assembly. Bring your voice as you practice---"campers to your activitrees."

One of the best parts of Campus Kids is getting to know so many great people and making life long friendships. Waking up in the morning is like getting up from a big sleepover party. Our cabins sleep either 8 or 10 campers. At camp you bond so quickly with your bunk mates. The camping world is a great place to share more about yourself and learn about others. We love that at Campus Kids we have so many wonderful people from so many different backgrounds. So you can be who you are and feel great about that. It does not matter if you are tall or short, have light hair or dark hair or like sports or the arts. Being at camp is just all out fun and making friends is part of the package.

So Sunday is Trick or Treat day. This will be a busy weekend with the World Series still happening and a lot of fall football taking place. It feels like "shorts weather" will be gone from a few months. Bring on the winter because that just brings us that much closer to camp time.

Happy Halloween,

Brad and Tricia